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Dusk outdoor scene at a shrine. A deity murti in white and dark stone stands within an ornate silver arch, adorned with garlands of orange, yellow and red flowers and a tan rope-like garland. A red heap of offerings or powder surrounds its base. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange cloth wrap, stands with hands folded in prayer before the shrine. Several other people in dark clothing are visible in the background among trees.

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Night photograph at an outdoor shrine. A man in orange robes stands at left holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a black stone murti seated on a pedestal under a carved silver arch, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white and red flowers. A smaller orange-clad seated figure with a garland sits on a red-painted rock platform beside it, and a brass kalasha-style vessel stands on a red cloth-covered table in the foreground. Dark trees surround the scene.

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Night photograph under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a standing man in an orange robe holds a lit oil lamp or flame in one hand and performs arati. Beside him on a red-draped stone pedestal sits a black stone deity murti with a tall orange turban, garlands of white and red flowers and a gold-trimmed orange cloth, and a smaller orange-clad seated figure with garlands in front of it. A brass kalasha or ornate lamp stand sits on a red cloth in the foreground. The scene is dimly lit with a dark background and a white-clad figure partly visible behind the performer.

A dark stone statue of a seated figure in an orange-saffron shawl and an orange head cloth, adorned with white and multicoloured flower garlands, sits within an ornate silver arch frame in an outdoor setting at dusk, surrounded by a large tree with hanging aerial roots. A small seated devotee in white dhoti and white head cloth with a red shawl sits on the ground at the lower left, near a golden ornamental object. The statue rests on a dark stone plinth bearing a small inscribed nameplate.

A photograph of an outdoor shrine at dusk under dark trees. A large silver arch with embossed floral and figural relief frames a black stone murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white and pink flower necklaces and a gold-and-silver ornamental chest piece. Below it sits a silver ornate base with a red-trimmed orange cloth draped over the pedestal, flower garlands, and a stone-covered ground. No people are visible.

A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala, sitting in front of a large silver arched shrine. Inside the arch stands a black-faced deity murti with white and gold garments, a jeweled necklace, and red and white flower garlands, with a gold-and-white vestment at its base. The seated man has long, swept-back dark hair and is facing toward the murti. The shrine stands on a raised red-painted rocky base edged with white and black inlay, under a leafy tree. The seated man's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described only by his role and attire.

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